Diana M. (Merrill) Kaine, a resident of Reading for 57 years, passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on February 22, 2022.  She was 87 years of age.  Diana was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on October 2, 1934, the daughter of the late James and Alexandria (Walker) Merrill.  Diana was the longtime owner and Realtor of Kaine & Wentworth Real Estate.  She was a longtime member of the Reading Rotary Club and the Red Hat Society.  She was an avid gardener and loved to cook.  Diana was the beloved wife of the late Edwin J. Kaine.  Devoted mother of Steven J. Kaine and his wife Leslie and Julie K. Porter all of Reading.  Loving grandmother of Emily Kaine and her husband Greg Sutherland of Vancouver, WA, Jonathan Kaine and his wife Tara of Portsmouth RI, and David Locke Porter of Somerville.  Loving great grandmother of Edwin J. Kaine.  Funeral services and burial are private and there are no visiting hours.